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The Urban Transportation Development Corporation was a Crown corporation created in 1973 as Ontario Transportation Development Corporation by the Government of Ontario
Government of Ontario

The Government of Ontario refers to the provincial government of the province of Ontario. Its powers and structure are set out in the Constitution Act, 1867....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
, to develop transit vehicles for the province's public transit authorities

Largely this work would be for the province's largest authority, the Toronto Transit Commission
Toronto Transit Commission

The Toronto Transit Commission is a public transport authority that operates buses, Tram, Rapid transits, and rapid transit lines in Toronto, Ontario, Canada....
 (TTC) for whom the H4/H5 subway cars, CLRV and ALRV streetcars were manufactured at the Fort William (Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay may refer to several things in North America's Great Lakes region....
) Plant.

UTDC designed and built the Intermediate Capacity Transit System (ICTS) for the TTC's Scarborough Rapid Transit
Scarborough RT (TTC)

The Scarborough RT is a rapid transit line in the Scarborough, Ontario district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Rather than the long subway trains used by the Toronto Transit Commission?s three other Toronto subway and RT, it uses the shorter Bombardier Advanced Rapid Transit Mark I vehicles powered by linear motor....
 line and the original Vancouver SkyTrain at its plant in Millhaven.

Other vehicles manufactured by UTDC included the #3 Red Line
Red Line (MBTA)

The Red Line is a rapid transit line operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority running roughly north-south through Boston, Massachusetts into neighboring communities....
 (01700) series for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is "a body politic and corporate, and a political subdivision" of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts formed in 1964 to finance and operate most bus, Rapid transit, commuter rail and ferry systems in the greater Boston, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, area....
, and the original cars for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is a special-purpose district responsible for public transit services, congestion management, specific highway improvement projects, and countywide transportation planning for Santa Clara County, California, California, United States....
 light rail system.

It was later bought by Lavalin and merged with Hawker Siddeley Canada
Hawker Siddeley Canada

Hawker Siddeley Canada was the Canadian unit of the Hawker Siddeley Group of the United Kingdom and manufactured railcars, subway cars, streetcars and aircraft engines from the 1960s to 1980s....
's Thunder Bay plant (which dated back to Hawker Siddeley's predecessor, Canada Car and Foundry) under the "UTDC Inc." name.






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The Urban Transportation Development Corporation was a Crown corporation created in 1973 as Ontario Transportation Development Corporation by the Government of Ontario
Government of Ontario

The Government of Ontario refers to the provincial government of the province of Ontario. Its powers and structure are set out in the Constitution Act, 1867....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
, to develop transit vehicles for the province's public transit authorities

Largely this work would be for the province's largest authority, the Toronto Transit Commission
Toronto Transit Commission

The Toronto Transit Commission is a public transport authority that operates buses, Tram, Rapid transits, and rapid transit lines in Toronto, Ontario, Canada....
 (TTC) for whom the H4/H5 subway cars, CLRV and ALRV streetcars were manufactured at the Fort William (Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay may refer to several things in North America's Great Lakes region....
) Plant.

UTDC designed and built the Intermediate Capacity Transit System (ICTS) for the TTC's Scarborough Rapid Transit
Scarborough RT (TTC)

The Scarborough RT is a rapid transit line in the Scarborough, Ontario district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Rather than the long subway trains used by the Toronto Transit Commission?s three other Toronto subway and RT, it uses the shorter Bombardier Advanced Rapid Transit Mark I vehicles powered by linear motor....
 line and the original Vancouver SkyTrain at its plant in Millhaven.

Other vehicles manufactured by UTDC included the #3 Red Line
Red Line (MBTA)

The Red Line is a rapid transit line operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority running roughly north-south through Boston, Massachusetts into neighboring communities....
 (01700) series for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is "a body politic and corporate, and a political subdivision" of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts formed in 1964 to finance and operate most bus, Rapid transit, commuter rail and ferry systems in the greater Boston, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, area....
, and the original cars for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is a special-purpose district responsible for public transit services, congestion management, specific highway improvement projects, and countywide transportation planning for Santa Clara County, California, California, United States....
 light rail system.

It was later bought by Lavalin and merged with Hawker Siddeley Canada
Hawker Siddeley Canada

Hawker Siddeley Canada was the Canadian unit of the Hawker Siddeley Group of the United Kingdom and manufactured railcars, subway cars, streetcars and aircraft engines from the 1960s to 1980s....
's Thunder Bay plant (which dated back to Hawker Siddeley's predecessor, Canada Car and Foundry) under the "UTDC Inc." name. By the early 1990s, the UTDC name was phased out with the Bombardier nameplate succeeding it as Lavalin foundered under financial difficulties. Bombardier acquired the railcar-production business of Lavalin.

Products

Mass Transit
  • RT75 H5 subway cars (Toronto Transit Commission
    Toronto Transit Commission

    The Toronto Transit Commission is a public transport authority that operates buses, Tram, Rapid transits, and rapid transit lines in Toronto, Ontario, Canada....
    )
  • RT75 H6 subway cars (Toronto Transit Commission
    Toronto Transit Commission

    The Toronto Transit Commission is a public transport authority that operates buses, Tram, Rapid transits, and rapid transit lines in Toronto, Ontario, Canada....
    ), also used by Ankara Metro
  • #3 (01700 series) subway cars (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
    Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

    The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is "a body politic and corporate, and a political subdivision" of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts formed in 1964 to finance and operate most bus, Rapid transit, commuter rail and ferry systems in the greater Boston, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, area....
    ) for the Red Line
    Red Line (MBTA)

    The Red Line is a rapid transit line operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority running roughly north-south through Boston, Massachusetts into neighboring communities....


Light Rail
  • ICTS
    ICTS

    ICTS may refer to:* A rapid transit system originally named Intermediate Capacity Transit System* International Container Terminal Services Inc....
     (CCR) LRT cars; 2 car working model (Toronto Transit Commission
    Toronto Transit Commission

    The Toronto Transit Commission is a public transport authority that operates buses, Tram, Rapid transits, and rapid transit lines in Toronto, Ontario, Canada....
    , TransLink (British Columbia), Detroit People Mover
    Detroit People Mover

    The Detroit People Mover is a 2.9 mile people mover system which operates a single-track, one-way loop through the central business district of downtown Detroit, Michigan, Michigan....
    )
  • CLRV
    Canadian Light Rail Vehicle

    The 'Canadian Light Rail Vehicle' is a type of tram currently used by the Toronto Transit Commission in Toronto, Canada.The first ten cars were to be manufactured by Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft of Zurich, Switzerland and used as templates for Urban Transportation Development Corporation to manufacture the rest at the Thunde...
     L2 (Toronto Transit Commission
    Toronto Transit Commission

    The Toronto Transit Commission is a public transport authority that operates buses, Tram, Rapid transits, and rapid transit lines in Toronto, Ontario, Canada....
    )
  • ALRV
    Articulated Light Rail Vehicle

    The 'Articulated Light Rail Vehicle' is a type of tram currently used by the Toronto Transit Commission in Toronto, Canada.The ALRV is an extended version of the Canadian Light Rail Vehicle platform....
     L3 (Toronto Transit Commission
    Toronto Transit Commission

    The Toronto Transit Commission is a public transport authority that operates buses, Tram, Rapid transits, and rapid transit lines in Toronto, Ontario, Canada....
    )
  • Santa Clara VTA Light-rail
    Santa Clara VTA Light-rail

    The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority operates a light rail system consisting of of track on two main lines and a spur line. There are currently 62 light rail stations in operation on the three lines....
     Cars (Santa Clara VTA, now in secondhand use in Sacramento
    Sacramento Regional Transit District

    The Sacramento Regional Transit District, commonly referred to as the RT, is the agency responsible for public transportation in the Sacramento, California area....
     and Salt Lake City
    Utah Transit Authority

    The Utah Transit Authority operates a public transportation system throughout the Wasatch Front of Utah. It operates fixed route buses, charter buses, ski buses, two light rail lines , and a commuter rail line from Salt Lake City, Utah to Pleasant View, Utah, north of Ogden, Utah....
    ) - Double ended articulated variant of the ALRV
    Articulated Light Rail Vehicle

    The 'Articulated Light Rail Vehicle' is a type of tram currently used by the Toronto Transit Commission in Toronto, Canada.The ALRV is an extended version of the Canadian Light Rail Vehicle platform....
     L3 cars


Other
  • Steyr Percheron truck chassis - HLVW military trucks
  • MLVW based on M35 2-1/2 ton cargo truck
    M35 2-1/2 ton cargo truck

    The M35 family of trucks is a long-lived vehicle initially deployed by the United States Army, and subsequently utilized by many nations around the world....
     Canadian Forces
    Canadian Forces

    The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces." This singular institution consists of thre...
  • Volkswagen Iltis
    Volkswagen Iltis

    The Volkswagen Type 183, more commonly known as the Iltis is a military vehicle built by Volkswagen for use by the Germany military and under licence by Bombardier for the Canadian Forces and Belgian Army....
     LVW for the CF
  • Bi-Level III and IV coaches
    Bombardier BiLevel Coach

    Bombardier BiLevel coaches are Bilevel car Passenger car s designed to carry up to 360 passengers for regional railways. These carriages are easily identifiable; they are double-decked and are shaped like elongated octagons....
     - originally developed by Hawker Siddeley Canada
    Hawker Siddeley Canada

    Hawker Siddeley Canada was the Canadian unit of the Hawker Siddeley Group of the United Kingdom and manufactured railcars, subway cars, streetcars and aircraft engines from the 1960s to 1980s....
     - GO Transit
    GO Transit

    GO Transit is the interregional public transport serving the conurbation in Ontario, Canada referred to by Metrolinx as the "Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area" and extending to several communities beyond it....
    , Altamont Commuter Express
    Altamont Commuter Express

    The Altamont Commuter Express is a regional rail service in California connecting Stockton, California with San Jose, California.It is named for the Altamont Pass, through which it travels....
     and various other North American
    North American

    North American generally refers to an entity, people, group, or attribute of North America, especially of the United States and Canada together....
     operators
  • ALRT was to have been developed for the GO Transit
    GO Transit

    GO Transit is the interregional public transport serving the conurbation in Ontario, Canada referred to by Metrolinx as the "Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area" and extending to several communities beyond it....
    's GO ALRT
    GO ALRT

    GO ALRT was a proposed rapid transit line by GO Transit during the 1980s.The program was announced in 1982. The plan originally consisted of two lines in the Greater Toronto Area moving in an east-west direction....
     system, but the program was cancelled by the province. The vehicle platform was a lengthened and articulated version of the Intermediate Capacity Transit System.
  • multi-purpose small bus - handicap transit vehicle developed with RekVee Industries Limited in Scarborough, Ontario and Funcraft Vehicles Limited, Cambridge, Ontario; used Dodge chassis


Clients


  • Toronto Transit Commission
    Toronto Transit Commission

    The Toronto Transit Commission is a public transport authority that operates buses, Tram, Rapid transits, and rapid transit lines in Toronto, Ontario, Canada....
  • GO Transit
    GO Transit

    GO Transit is the interregional public transport serving the conurbation in Ontario, Canada referred to by Metrolinx as the "Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area" and extending to several communities beyond it....
  • Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
    Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

    Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is a special-purpose district responsible for public transit services, congestion management, specific highway improvement projects, and countywide transportation planning for Santa Clara County, California, California, United States....
  • Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
    Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

    The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is "a body politic and corporate, and a political subdivision" of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts formed in 1964 to finance and operate most bus, Rapid transit, commuter rail and ferry systems in the greater Boston, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, area....
  • Vancouver SkyTrain
  • Detroit People Mover
    Detroit People Mover

    The Detroit People Mover is a 2.9 mile people mover system which operates a single-track, one-way loop through the central business district of downtown Detroit, Michigan, Michigan....


See also


  • Hawker Siddeley Canada
    Hawker Siddeley Canada

    Hawker Siddeley Canada was the Canadian unit of the Hawker Siddeley Group of the United Kingdom and manufactured railcars, subway cars, streetcars and aircraft engines from the 1960s to 1980s....
  • Bombardier Transportation
    Bombardier Transportation

    Bombardier Transportation is the rail transport equipment division of the Bombardier group. Bombardier Transportation is the world?s largest company in the rail equipment manufacturing and servicing industry....
  • Canadian Car and Foundry
    Canadian Car and Foundry

    Canadian Car and Foundry also variously known as "Canadian Car & Foundry," or more familiarly as "Can Car," manufactured buses, railroad rolling stock and later aircraft for the Canada market....
  • Montreal Locomotive Works
    Montreal Locomotive Works

    Montreal Locomotive Works was a Canada railway locomotive manufacturer which existed under several names from 1883?1985, producing both steam locomotive and diesel locomotives....